🏆 Final Call: Applications Due NEXT WEEK!

2026 TCA Design Awards

Time is running out — this is your last week to submit entries for the 2026 TCA Design Awards and showcase the best of Tennessee’s concrete industry.


✨ Individual • Project • Industry Awards


📅 Applications close December 1 – Don’t miss your chance to elevate your team’s work, celebrate craftsmanship, and gain statewide recognition.


👉 Start your application now.

💡 One Week Away: Meet TC.Ai — 
Your 24/7 Concrete Assistant

The countdown is almost over!


Next week, TCA will officially launch TC.Ai — your new AI-powered assistant that delivers concrete answers instantly.


From membership and certification questions to workforce programs and industry insights, TC.Ai will make it easier than ever to connect with TCA and get the information you need, anytime.

Get ready to experience a smarter way to explore, learn, and engage — launching the first week of December! Keep an eye on your inbox for the official launch announcement or check out our homepage today to be one of our TC.Ai beta testers!

📈 Two New January Training Opportunities

Kick off 2026 with two high-impact professional development offerings from TCA and NRMCA — designed to strengthen leadership, improve operations, and build a more profitable, resilient ready-mix industry. Both courses are being offered by TCA at the HQ in Nashville.


🚀 Think Like an Owner | January 6–7

A two-day business improvement course that helps ready-mix leaders boost performance, improve profit strategy, and make smarter, data-driven decisions.



👉 Register now


👥 Supervisors Course | January 7–8

Strengthen supervisory skills, communication, time management, and leadership effectiveness in this redesigned two-day workshop.



👉 Register today

📊 Call for Panelists: Data & Concrete – 
TCA 2026 Convention

TCA is assembling a dynamic general session for the 2026 Convention centered on Data & Concrete — exploring how real-time insights, sensors, monitoring tools, and post-placement analytics are transforming quality, performance, and decision-making.


We’re seeking TCA member companies with data-driven technologies or solutions to join this panel and share practical applications shaping the future of our industry.


📩 Interested? Please email Alan Sparkman at asparkman@tnconcrete.org.

🌟 Now Open: Become a 2026 
TCA Sponsor Club Partner

Ready to elevate your brand in 2026? The TCA Sponsor Club delivers year-round visibility, meaningful relationship-building, and direct access to Tennessee’s concrete leaders.


Sponsors are featured at every major TCA event—including the Annual Convention, Quad-State Summer Meeting, and Scholarship Golf Outing—plus recognized in each Member Update and throughout the TCA website.


Choose the level that fits your goals: Presenting, Platinum, or Event Sponsorships.


Questions? Contact Alan Sparkman at asparkman@tnconcrete.org.

🏁 Join TCA’s Driver Dash — Free for All Member Companies!

There’s still time to get your drivers in the statewide competition that celebrates safety, performance, and professionalism—Driver Dash, free for every TCA Member Company.


And congratulations to our October Driver Dash Champions!



🥇 Best Overall Score: Sam Lee – Harrison Construction

🎯 Badge Raffle (High Quality): Don Warren – Screaming Eagle Ready Mix


👏 We’re proud of these drivers and everyone competing each month to raise the bar across Tennessee’s ready-mix industry.


Want your team on the leaderboard?

Enroll up to five drivers for FREE, and if you join before December 15, you can upload 2025 data—giving your drivers a real shot at the Driver Dash Championship Belt awarded at the 2026 TCA Annual Convention.


🎥 Watch the October winner reveal.

🧱 Help Us Spread the Word:

Concrete Disk Competition

Students who’ve completed Concrete Quest can put their skills to the test in TCA’s Concrete Disk Competition—a fun, hands-on challenge with cash prizes, an invite to TCA's Convention, and statewide recognition.

📖 Championing Concrete Essay Contest for High School Students

Know a Tennessee student with a story to tell? Encourage them to enter TCA’s annual essay contest celebrating how concrete shapes our communities.


🏆 Prizes: $750 • $500 • $250


📰 Winning essays published in Tennessee Concrete Magazine


🎓 Schools also recognized


🗓 Deadline: December 5, 2025

NOTE: Not seeing a 'REGISTER NOW' button when you go to register for a TCA event on our website?


Please log in or create an account at https://www.tnconcrete.org/login. Once you are logged in, you will see the 'REGISTER NOW' button in the event's blue box and be able to complete your registration.

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